METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A STIFF ENGINEERED COMPOSITE

Abstract of the Disclosure The method of making a compressed biocomposite body includes compressing a mass of biocomposite material comprised of discrete particles and a network of interconnected glucan-containing mycelia cells in the presence of heat and moisture 5 into a compressed body having a d...

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Hauptverfasser: TUDRYN, Gregory John, MCINTYRE, Gavin R, BETTS, Jeffrey D, MOONEY, Liam
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract of the Disclosure The method of making a compressed biocomposite body includes compressing a mass of biocomposite material comprised of discrete particles and a network of interconnected glucan-containing mycelia cells in the presence of heat and moisture 5 into a compressed body having a density in excess of 18 pcf. Compression may take place batch wise in a press or continuously in a path of narrowing cross-section defined by a series of heated rollers. Fig, I Step Fungallnculun + Pa ts + utrets Water Step 2 Mix substrate corponerts and inoculum vohnetrically or gravimetrically Step 3 Place growth media inamolded enllosure, a flat enclosurc, or series ofcenclosures. or or Step 4 Mycelia is growa matching the geometryof the enclosure Step 4a Mycelia Eandparticles and'or tibers are intermied or Step 5 Mycea s grown out in Steps I - 3, ground, and played in a new enclosure to complete grOwth Step Sa Mycelin colonized particles nd/or fiber are pressed n a heated platen pres